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nato and others in order to do that. i can't go into those today because i'm not read in on them yet. i'm not briefed in on exactly what those contingencies are. i know they are making them and they are deeply concerned about it. >> should we feel some confidence that russia and china might join into an international effort on chemical weapons should there be concerns about what happens to those weapons? >> i can't tell you whether or not -- again, i just don't know about the details of the plans. i do know that they have expressed public concerns about that, and in fact i do know there were conversations with the russians when the first indicators took place about the potential of movement. and the russians apparently were deeply concerned and may also weighed in at that time. i think there is a serious concern everywhere that those weapons not fall into the wrong hands. . the senator mentioned the good work you did on the committee, one of the efforts of this administration has been to promote business advocacy abroad
nato and others in order to do that. i can't go into those today because i'm not read in on them yet. i'm not briefed in on exactly what those contingencies are. i know they are making them and they are deeply concerned about it. >> should we feel some confidence that russia and china might join into an international effort on chemical weapons should there be concerns about what happens to those weapons? >> i can't tell you whether or not -- again, i just don't know about the...
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ambassador to nato, as well as other places. thank you, both, very much. nick, first to you. what did you hear today that would make anything any different in one of these outposts going forward? these are countries that cannot provide host government security. we are not budgeting the money for, certainly, not for marines and military security, and, in fact, this outpost in benghazi was basically an intelligence listening post where we didn't want to have a huge garrison. >> i heard a lot of the republican bickering from the campaign, because benghazi fell in the middle of the campaign between president obama and governor romney, and you heard residues of that this morning. i certainly understand that the republicans in the congress have an obligation to ask tough questions, but secretary clinton was forthcoming today, she took responsibility. she said she'd implement every single one of the recommendations of the accountability review board, and i thought she made a very good suggestion, let's work, the administration and congress, more effectively together on two areas. on
ambassador to nato, as well as other places. thank you, both, very much. nick, first to you. what did you hear today that would make anything any different in one of these outposts going forward? these are countries that cannot provide host government security. we are not budgeting the money for, certainly, not for marines and military security, and, in fact, this outpost in benghazi was basically an intelligence listening post where we didn't want to have a huge garrison. >> i heard a...
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marine general john allen is back on track to become supreme commander of nato forces in europe. white house officials said today his nomination is no longer on hold. that's after the pentagon inspector general cleared allen of any wrongdoing in e-mail exchanges with a tampa, florida woman. allen steps down as overall coalition commander in afghanistan next month. the air force's top general vowed today to put an end to sexual misconduct within the service. figures for 2012 show some 800 reported incidents. many of the cases stemmed from a scandal at lackland air force base near san antonio. an investigation there found 32 instructors allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with nearly 60 female service members. at a house hearing, the air force chief of staff general mark welsh called the numbers appalling. >> there is no way we can allow this to happen again. the air force goal for sexual assault is not simply to lower the number. the goal is zero. it's the only acceptable objective. the impact on every victim, their family, their friends, the other people in their unit is heart
marine general john allen is back on track to become supreme commander of nato forces in europe. white house officials said today his nomination is no longer on hold. that's after the pentagon inspector general cleared allen of any wrongdoing in e-mail exchanges with a tampa, florida woman. allen steps down as overall coalition commander in afghanistan next month. the air force's top general vowed today to put an end to sexual misconduct within the service. figures for 2012 show some 800...
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but we don't leave nato because it's in our national interest to stay and benefit from its collective defense guarantee. we have more power and influence, whether in the meeting sanctions against iran or syria, or promoting democracy in burma, if we can act togeth together. if we leave the eu, we cannot of course leave europe. they will remain for many years our biggest market, and forever our geographical neighborhood. we are tied by a complex web of legal -- a complex web of legal commitments. hundreds of thousands of british people now take for granted the right to work, live or retire in any other eu country. even if we pulled out completely, decisions made in the eu would continue to have a profound effect on our country. but we would have lost all our remaining vetoes and our voice in those decisions. we would need to weigh up very carefully the consequences of no longer being inside the eu and its single market, as a full member. continued access to the single market is vital as i said, absolutely vital for british people and for british jobs. since 2004 britain has been the de
but we don't leave nato because it's in our national interest to stay and benefit from its collective defense guarantee. we have more power and influence, whether in the meeting sanctions against iran or syria, or promoting democracy in burma, if we can act togeth together. if we leave the eu, we cannot of course leave europe. they will remain for many years our biggest market, and forever our geographical neighborhood. we are tied by a complex web of legal -- a complex web of legal...
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president barack obama says he will put general john allen ford for the top nato job. tuesday he was cleared of misconduct over a series of emails he sent to a woman in florida. the accusations were made during the sex scandal that forced his former boss, general david petraeus, to resign as cia director. the u.s. defense secretary is poised to lift the ban on women serving in combat. it will open hundreds of thousands of frontline positions to females. officially, this is a major change, but on the ground, women are already involved in combat. >> since the founding of the country, it has been a core u.s. belief only straight men should fight in combat. under the obama administration, the prohibition on being openly gay was lifted. now, with little fanfare, the last restriction -- keeping women on the sidelines will be thrown out thursday. within a year, women who serve in the military -- they make up 14% of the force -- will be eligible to apply for 230,000 new jobs. the reason, the last two u.s. wars. >> there are no frontlines anymore. if you go all the way back to
president barack obama says he will put general john allen ford for the top nato job. tuesday he was cleared of misconduct over a series of emails he sent to a woman in florida. the accusations were made during the sex scandal that forced his former boss, general david petraeus, to resign as cia director. the u.s. defense secretary is poised to lift the ban on women serving in combat. it will open hundreds of thousands of frontline positions to females. officially, this is a major change, but...
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this is simply about providing logistics, intelligence, and refueling to a nato ally and to a regional ally. part of the hesitation on the part of the administration that secretary clinton described to us on the foreign relations committee earlier this week is because we have a legal barrier to providing direct assistance to a country whose military overthrows the civilian government in a coup. so there is some work going on between the department of defense, the state department, and some of us in congress who believe we need to be more actively engaged in mali and in supporting our regional allies, the african militaries, who are sending thousands of troops into mali to support their effort. >> you know, being a young man, i have a number of friends who serve or are serving, and i spoke with one of them a few weeks ago and i asked them how their arabic classes were going, and they told me that they don't take arabic, they take french. do you believe that we could see a day where young men and women come home in boxes from this region? >> well, sadly, luke, we've just seen that day. t
this is simply about providing logistics, intelligence, and refueling to a nato ally and to a regional ally. part of the hesitation on the part of the administration that secretary clinton described to us on the foreign relations committee earlier this week is because we have a legal barrier to providing direct assistance to a country whose military overthrows the civilian government in a coup. so there is some work going on between the department of defense, the state department, and some of...
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with terror these are death squads who targeted the heritage of mali and the mining people and then nato have wanted these people to actually to draw in our jewry or so this is what happened and this is a direct consequence in french and the british are bombing these death squads so so to them stop them going southwards but for them to go northwards into algeria and that's what's happened with libyan work or weapons this whole situation is crystal clear in my opinion or adam elliot cooper the associate editor of a ceasefire magazine suggests that france may have a vested interest in expanding its intervention in north africa. france has like to have a lot of military presence in its colonies far more than britain and i think the second thing would be favorable terms of trade. natural resources they're attempting to militarize huge ships of africa so they want to monopolize access to this to the resources that you radiate is francisco you many people say it's a huge part of it's a huge factor in its economy and it's something that not only mildly but specifically niger and other neighbori
with terror these are death squads who targeted the heritage of mali and the mining people and then nato have wanted these people to actually to draw in our jewry or so this is what happened and this is a direct consequence in french and the british are bombing these death squads so so to them stop them going southwards but for them to go northwards into algeria and that's what's happened with libyan work or weapons this whole situation is crystal clear in my opinion or adam elliot cooper the...
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i think britain's interest is in having stability on the if you like the southern florida flank of nato just across the mediterranean from from western europe. i don't accept these conspiracy theories about minerals i think it's really about knowing that we're we have we have stable neighbors stable neighbors but at the same time britain openly backs rebels who are known to have sort of attachments to al qaeda and other is islamist groups there so where then is the consistency. sort of what rebel groups are those in syria. yes yes well if i say reading anything it was more of a geo political in terms of security and not resources so where then why yes in syria no in syria and mali well i think it's a different story this is not. an al-qaeda linked islam a stop arising in syria it's ordinary people who want a different life they want to be rid of a tyrant. in charge of them and this will solve itself apparently without any intervention from the outside i think the story in mali is completely different this is foreign intervention by the al-qaeda linked terrorists themselves this is not j
i think britain's interest is in having stability on the if you like the southern florida flank of nato just across the mediterranean from from western europe. i don't accept these conspiracy theories about minerals i think it's really about knowing that we're we have we have stable neighbors stable neighbors but at the same time britain openly backs rebels who are known to have sort of attachments to al qaeda and other is islamist groups there so where then is the consistency. sort of what...
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the united states as a nato treaty with western europe, defend ourselves, and international treaty. there's plenty of trade treaties. same thing. i am criticizing the book supranational or transnational, think of the transcontinental railway, something across nation. so the term transnational is used and that's distinguished from international. those are some of the ideas you could stick in the refit little now. what are global or transnational lives? what are global laws and rules mean? where are the twin pillars? liberty consent. i'll give you one example of national security policy in one example from domestic policy. let's look at the laws of war. united states is a party to the geneva conventions of 1949. the original geneva conventions at the traditional laws of war were radically altered in 1977 by the addition of additional protocol one to the geneva conventions. protocol one was supported during negotiations by the group of 77, soviet bloc at the time, the speeds, the swiss, many human rights groups, many ngos, nongovernmental organizations including international committee
the united states as a nato treaty with western europe, defend ourselves, and international treaty. there's plenty of trade treaties. same thing. i am criticizing the book supranational or transnational, think of the transcontinental railway, something across nation. so the term transnational is used and that's distinguished from international. those are some of the ideas you could stick in the refit little now. what are global or transnational lives? what are global laws and rules mean? where...
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actions we're going to go now that because the french are currently securing support from more and more nato members we just mentioned calendar as well is it basically saying that the situation in mali is too big for them to handle and this is going to go on longer than they originally thought it i think again they know that this is going to be a long drawn out war but they don't say that to their people because it doesn't win support so hollande says oh it's just going to be a few weeks it's nonsense it's going to be a long drawn out war but again they're hoping that the instability will spread actually and they're hoping it will spread to algeria because it is the last independent anti clonal state in left in north africa has already spread to because obviously they're saying what happened then in mali what happened in algeria is a result of what happened in mali is there definitely a connection there because some are saying this this hostage crisis was actually planned long before what happened in mali. well it may have been planned before but mali operation gave the opportunity for it to
actions we're going to go now that because the french are currently securing support from more and more nato members we just mentioned calendar as well is it basically saying that the situation in mali is too big for them to handle and this is going to go on longer than they originally thought it i think again they know that this is going to be a long drawn out war but they don't say that to their people because it doesn't win support so hollande says oh it's just going to be a few weeks it's...
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he was not from nato command or the eastern regional command. he was not -- i mean, why was this elite force operating in kicking in doors of farmers? the mystery that begins the investigation. >> and you take this back to the united states and show at mcraven, a photograph. >> after we learned this figure, william mcraven, was a leader of this great, our fellow sort of -- this journey was like pulling on the tale of an elephant behind a hidden wall. you're pulling on it and the cracks start to show what is behind the wall and you realize this is part of a much bigger story. that kicked off a journey that took us to elsewhere. for us, just this incredible looking glass moment happened when osama bin laden was killed. all of the sudden, everybody is talking about jsoc. it is everywhere. we spent so much time embedded in the story when there were so but little been written about it except a small circle of journalists. and all of the seven people whose journey we have been tracking have become national -- all of this sudden, people whose journey w
he was not from nato command or the eastern regional command. he was not -- i mean, why was this elite force operating in kicking in doors of farmers? the mystery that begins the investigation. >> and you take this back to the united states and show at mcraven, a photograph. >> after we learned this figure, william mcraven, was a leader of this great, our fellow sort of -- this journey was like pulling on the tale of an elephant behind a hidden wall. you're pulling on it and the...
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how do you think we are going to be able to keep nato going? what would it take, in your view, to sustain nato and keep it relevant given our budgetary restrictions? >> well, i think an intervening event that poses a threat, um, we saw a little resurgence of nato in the libya situation where clearly the united states was not going to take the lead, was going to supply reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and a little bit of back up. but it was either nato getting together and going forward or not. that was the threat of, you know, the threat of a destabilized libya, the immigration consequences of that for southern europe, the history with european presence there, that was the precipitating event. but i think it's going to take something similar to that. one issue that i think potentially could be that is the whole situation with iran and the pursuit of nuclear weapons and the fact that europe would be easily within the gun sights of -- and there would be significant consequences for those nation closest to the middle east with a nuclear-
how do you think we are going to be able to keep nato going? what would it take, in your view, to sustain nato and keep it relevant given our budgetary restrictions? >> well, i think an intervening event that poses a threat, um, we saw a little resurgence of nato in the libya situation where clearly the united states was not going to take the lead, was going to supply reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and a little bit of back up. but it was either nato getting together and going...
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. >> suarez: you've got a nato partner in france fighting against a guerrilla army in mali. it's not an easy task, is it? >> not at all. from a logistical standpoint i thought the itn reporter was spot on when she talked about the logistical issues that are inherent in any kind of war, but they are particularly in hernt in one where the climate is difficult, where the terrain is almost impossible and where you're really not used to configureing your forces in a way that allows you to move rapidly in this kind of terrain. it's very much adown the american southwest and it is a very, very difficult area not only from the standpoint of things like temperature and mountains and things of that nature, it's the nature of the terrain that makes it very difficult to move from one point to another. >> suarez: we've been covering the fight in mali over the last several days but algeria hasn't been in the news for a long time. what's the state of play there? who's running the place? >> there's a government in algeria, it's one that probably we would describe as formerly a republic but
. >> suarez: you've got a nato partner in france fighting against a guerrilla army in mali. it's not an easy task, is it? >> not at all. from a logistical standpoint i thought the itn reporter was spot on when she talked about the logistical issues that are inherent in any kind of war, but they are particularly in hernt in one where the climate is difficult, where the terrain is almost impossible and where you're really not used to configureing your forces in a way that allows you...
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white house said it will move forward with general allen's nomination to become the next commander of nato. fighting fires always dangerous and when you are trying to do it in the brutal cold, it can be much tougher. would you look at that? we'll show you how chicago firefighters went up against one of the largest fires they have seen in years in impossible conditions. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ >> fox weather alert, 36 degrees below zero. that was the temperature this morning in northern maine, so cold that if you poured a glass of water out the window, the meteorologists say it would likely freeze before it hit the ground. the bitter weather there part of antarctic blast that was teeth shattering chattering down the new york coast. here in new york city it's expected to be the coldest week in five years. that's causing some real problems for victims of super storm sandy. b
white house said it will move forward with general allen's nomination to become the next commander of nato. fighting fires always dangerous and when you are trying to do it in the brutal cold, it can be much tougher. would you look at that? we'll show you how chicago firefighters went up against one of the largest fires they have seen in years in impossible conditions. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you...
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. >> reporter: the land nato liberated from moammar gadhafi is now home to multiple training camps for potential terrorists. >> islamist militants sympathetic to al qaeda have established safe havens in several parts of libya. >> reporter: benghazi, where americans were targeted and four killed is just one of the strongholds, but the camps are spread throughout the country. libyan officials tell cnn terrorism analyst paul cruickshank. >> amongst those numbers are people with direct connections to al qaeda. >> three training camps in the desert near the algerian border. that's only 30 miles from the gas complex that's still under siege. a u.s. official tells cnn the militants who seized american hostages likely crossed that border to carry out their attack. >> libya is a lesson in what the international community can achieve. >> reporter: president obama called the limited operation in libya is recipe for the future. >> not single u.s. troop was on the ground. >> reporter: but that lightfoot print left room for others to step in. ayman al zawahiri, al qaeda's leader in 2011, dispatched
. >> reporter: the land nato liberated from moammar gadhafi is now home to multiple training camps for potential terrorists. >> islamist militants sympathetic to al qaeda have established safe havens in several parts of libya. >> reporter: benghazi, where americans were targeted and four killed is just one of the strongholds, but the camps are spread throughout the country. libyan officials tell cnn terrorism analyst paul cruickshank. >> amongst those numbers are people...
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the president moved and decided he was going to become engaged to nato in ways that met our interests at the time it got the job done. i thought it was smart. the way he approached that was very effective and the results were exactly what we wanted to cheat. we could tell if we did this -- results were exactly what we wanted to achieve. i think the american people approved of the way that was handled. the aftermath of all of these places, we need to spend some time on this. there is a monumental transformation taking place. this is the biggest upheaval of the bill that part of the world since the ottoman empire. --y of the country's countries lines were drawn in relatively arbitrary ways. it is a highly sectarian, divided, tribal part of the world. i am not sure every policy has always been as sensitive or thoughtful about that as it ought to be. >> i want to clarify. on my state about libya, i was not suggesting the u.s. should have invaded. we did -- have we extended that, the, that and it sooner. a shorter conflict would have led to a government that would have been stronger. >> ho
the president moved and decided he was going to become engaged to nato in ways that met our interests at the time it got the job done. i thought it was smart. the way he approached that was very effective and the results were exactly what we wanted to cheat. we could tell if we did this -- results were exactly what we wanted to achieve. i think the american people approved of the way that was handled. the aftermath of all of these places, we need to spend some time on this. there is a...
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done in libya and the president moved in the president decided he was going to become engaged through nato in ways that matter interest at the time i got the job done. i thought it was smart. the way he approached was very effective than the results obviously were exactly what we wanted to achieve. if we did this, you were deeply involved in that. we recommended no-fly and push for certain things in those things are put into place and was the fact is that booth on the ground at a time would come out of iraq and the largest number in afghanistan. i think the american people approved of the way in which that was handled. the aftermath of all of these places -- i asked every member of the committee, we need to spend time on this, all of us. there is a monumental transformation taking place. this is the biggest that people are not part of the world since the ottoman and higher. since they came apart. as all of us know, and many of the countries, lines drawn and people put in place the power is a vestige of a period of colonial enterprises a lawyer. it is a highly sick. divided tribal part of t
done in libya and the president moved in the president decided he was going to become engaged through nato in ways that matter interest at the time i got the job done. i thought it was smart. the way he approached was very effective than the results obviously were exactly what we wanted to achieve. if we did this, you were deeply involved in that. we recommended no-fly and push for certain things in those things are put into place and was the fact is that booth on the ground at a time would...
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and nato. i have been critical of this administration, too. i have been critical of certain policies in places like afghanistan or iraq, but let's keep our differences on the policy level. let's acknowledge the fact that secretary clinton and her colleagues are honest policymakers trying to do the best job they can in a typical set of circumstances. let's not question their motives. let's focus on genuine policy differences. i have those policy differences with this administration. it is crazy to me to engage in all of this conspiracy theory and name-calling. >> what do you think will be the biggest -- host: what do you think will be the biggest concern, or two, with this administration? guest: my concern is that you will see more retreat and retrenchment from this administration. my concern is that the administration pursued a fairly activist for policy in its first few years in office. but now, there is such a focus on our direct -- domestic problems, and on our debt, and they are real problems and we need to address them. but i'm worried th
and nato. i have been critical of this administration, too. i have been critical of certain policies in places like afghanistan or iraq, but let's keep our differences on the policy level. let's acknowledge the fact that secretary clinton and her colleagues are honest policymakers trying to do the best job they can in a typical set of circumstances. let's not question their motives. let's focus on genuine policy differences. i have those policy differences with this administration. it is crazy...
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if it's too much to refuel a nato ally while they deal with the shared terrorist threat, what will we do? jon: danielle pletka from the american enterprise institute, it's good to have you on. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> well, secretary of state hillary clinton p wrapping up unfinished business as she approaches the end of her tenure. we'll take a look at how the benghazi terror attack could affect her political future including a possible presidential run in 2016. >> new next hour secretary of a state hillary clinton largely getting rave reviews in the media for her performance in yesterday's hearing on the benghazi terror attacks. simple stamp of approval or something more? our news watch panel will be weighing in on that one. >>> a las vegas woman is suing match.com for nearly $10 million after a man she met on that dating site nearly beat her to death. does she have a case? our legal panel will be weighing in. >>> and incredible video of a shootout in texas that happened two years ago. bank robbers firing on police in a desperate getaway attempt. more shocking video plu
if it's too much to refuel a nato ally while they deal with the shared terrorist threat, what will we do? jon: danielle pletka from the american enterprise institute, it's good to have you on. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> well, secretary of state hillary clinton p wrapping up unfinished business as she approaches the end of her tenure. we'll take a look at how the benghazi terror attack could affect her political future including a possible presidential run in 2016....
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says, no decisions have been made on whether to go forward with general allen's nomination to be the nato supreme commander. his nomination was put on old by the white house, following some of these allegations and the outcome of the inspector general review. it will be up to the white house now to decide whether or not they're going to support him to be the nato commander. but once again, the inspector general clearing general allen of allegations he wrote potentially inappropriate e-mails to jill kelly. that just coming in. we'll take a quick break. much more news right after this. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones, and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. and our great taste is guaranteed or your money back. learn more at boost.com [ dietitian ] now, nothing keeps mom from d
says, no decisions have been made on whether to go forward with general allen's nomination to be the nato supreme commander. his nomination was put on old by the white house, following some of these allegations and the outcome of the inspector general review. it will be up to the white house now to decide whether or not they're going to support him to be the nato commander. but once again, the inspector general clearing general allen of allegations he wrote potentially inappropriate e-mails to...
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. >> a number of nato countries permit women in combat, like canada, france, germany, and australia. the british do not. the secretary's action technically opens all jobs but the services can still apply for specific exemptions if women are not able to meet specific standards. >> what i worry about is lowering standards, saying that we have people on our team that can't carry their weight. >> they mean that literally. some soldiers are hauling around more than 100 pounds. tank loaders have to lift a shell out of a confined space, spin it around and push it into the breach. a senior defense official says that standard cannot be lowered. officials have identified specific physical requirements for each combat job. next they will turn that information over to scientists who can build physical tests to measure if a man or woman is fit for the front lines. >> at recruiting stayintions, y can't say lift this ammo and put it in the tank. >> the marines are going to take 400 male marines, 400 female marines and have them perform the physicals tasks for these jobs and come up with some sort o
. >> a number of nato countries permit women in combat, like canada, france, germany, and australia. the british do not. the secretary's action technically opens all jobs but the services can still apply for specific exemptions if women are not able to meet specific standards. >> what i worry about is lowering standards, saying that we have people on our team that can't carry their weight. >> they mean that literally. some soldiers are hauling around more than 100 pounds. tank...
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they're one of our nato allies and they have been a friend of ours. but we have to keep our eye on the places. i don't think it will require american soldiers on the ground, but we have to realize that al qaeda has been badly diminished. let's not overlook the success we have had. but it doesn't mean it's gone away. and it doesn't mean that every al qaeda cell is getting ready to attack the united states of america. they're doing other things in the region as well. so be vigilant. help our friends. i don't think there's a need for a commitment of american troops. >> mr. secretary, thank you so much for being with us. as we watch this live shot of the entrance to the west wing of the white house where we're expecting the president and the first lady to come out any moment now to go to the limousine and take the trip of 1.6 miles to the capital for his second inauguration. mr. secretary, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> john dickerson, our cbs 23450us -- news political director is down there on the national mall. and john, what are you expecti
they're one of our nato allies and they have been a friend of ours. but we have to keep our eye on the places. i don't think it will require american soldiers on the ground, but we have to realize that al qaeda has been badly diminished. let's not overlook the success we have had. but it doesn't mean it's gone away. and it doesn't mean that every al qaeda cell is getting ready to attack the united states of america. they're doing other things in the region as well. so be vigilant. help our...